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Top-ranked Michigan and No. 4 Alabama are all set to face off in the Rose Bowl, serving as a College Football Playoff semifinal matchup this season. Both teams have proven to be among the best in the nation, and the predictions corroborate that.
Experts from across the nation have tried their hand at guessing the outcome of this game, but it has seemingly been a difficult task.
The winner moves on to the national championship to face the winner of the Sugar Bowl between No. 2 Washington and No. 3 Texas.
Before looking ahead, though, the Rose Bowl must come first. A battle between an undefeated Big Ten champion and a one-loss SEC champion has analysts stumped.
Here are the current projections for the Rose Bowl from writers, reports, analysts and experts.
Chris Peterson: FanSided
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Chris Peterson of Fansided’s GBMWolverine has Alabama winning by only four points, so he expects it to be a close one. A common theme here will be that regardless of who wins, it will be tight.
Bryan Fischer: Fox Sports
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While Fischer, of Fox Sports, omits an actual score prediction, he makes it clear that Alabama is the team that will be victorious after a full four quarters.
Adam Rittenberg: ESPN
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Adam Rittenberg of ESPN has the Crimson Tide winning by a touchdown and a two-point conversion. He mentions “the disparity among the two teams in the postseason is too much to ignore.”
Brett Gibbons: Sports Illustrated
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Gibbons, of Sports Illustrated‘s Killer Frogs, has the Wolverines winning by a touchdown, which is certainly a possibility. In the reasoning, Gibbons mentions that both defenses are strong, but that Michigan’s offense has the upper hand.
Staff: Detroit Free Press
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Publish date : 2023-12-26 23:45:01
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